政府研究所：重组区议会和地方公共服务：选项与挑战（英文版）

The government has embarked on an ambitious round of local government reorganisation (LGR), which will replace county councils, district councils* and some unitary authorities with a single tier of local government across England. The government’s objectives are to create ‘clearer, more sustainable local government structures that unlock crucial efficiency savings and ensure more resources are directed to the frontline’.1 These reforms may help to simplify council structures and increase effi